I am here with Lindsey Sterling, who was just telling me that she remembers young Hollywood from way back when. How are we so memorable?

I don't know. I just remember it was a fun interview. It was backstage before like the LA show, so I was super excited.

It was a while back. It was. It was a year ago. I think it was more than that. Yeah, that's crazy. At least a year and a half ago. Yeah. So congratulations, Miss debuting at number two on Billboard and number one in iTunes, and it's insane, insane. Did you have you shattered not to be too cliche, but you shattered your own expectations?

Definitely. I mean, I, you know, people always say like, oh, we think it's going to chart really high, but you never think it's going to be that good. You know, and so I was absolutely blown away by the response to it. And I'm just so happy that not only did it do well, but people are really, like my fans loved it, and they have embraced it, and that makes me so happy.

Well, I know you talked about, you've talked about how you wanted to make this sort of a fresh take on your previous record, and you didn't want it to sound the same. You didn't want it to be extensions. So, how was it, how did you make it a fresh take for you?

We know I worked with almost all new producers. And um, you know, so that was that's always different when you write co-write with different people, and you're collaborating with different people.

It must be interesting having all those different energies that you're not used to.

It was. It was at first, it was very scary. It's almost like dating. It's like blind dating. You show up to the studio. Are you gonna like me? Are they gonna like my music? Are we gonna work?

Exactly.

It's like a blind date. And so it was a little nerve-wracking as you know, I was terrified to do it, but um, I think the overall outcome was was a nice fresh take, and also I I kind of went to a different place mentally to write for this album. My last album, I wanted to express just like being unique and outside the box and kind of fun. And this time, you know, shatter me itself is a pretty a pretty bold statement. You know, the cover I think is much more um deep. And I wanted to kind of express some of the things that I went through that allowed me to break free.

So you're going on tour. Yes. America first, and then Europe. Mm-hm. What's the first thing you do once you get off stage? Do you have something that you run to right away?

A bowl of cereal.

Really?

Usually.

This is like the comfort you get off this major stage performing in front of thousands of people, and you want your bowl of cereal.

I need my cereal. It's very much a comfort food for me. I'm not sure where that came from, but I think it's a girl thing. I think girls do that.

Really?

Midnight cereal is the best.

And what about the last thing you do before you go on stage? Do you have a ritual?

You know, we were actually talking about how we need a new ritual because all of our tours so far, we've done the same little ritual, and we're like, we need a new little we need a new thing. But one thing we do is we always play every tour, we choose a song. And every show, we we play that song before we go on stage, and last time it was girlfriend by Avril Lavigne, before that, it was bangarang by Skrillex, and we just dance. We just get hyped up, and then we walk on stage.

You do your crazy dance.

We do our crazy dance.

So, I just saw on your Instagram or your Twitter, Chad Michael Murray?

Yes. That was one of the best moments of my life.

Was it really?

He was definitely my like, my guy in high school.

If you were going to laminate like your top three, he'd be on there?

He would definitely have been on there. The 16-year-old Lindsey died inside when

So how did that meeting come about? Was it just random?

We were both on VH1 the same day, and I overheard his name in the background. I was like I was like, oh gosh, I'm you know, I was like, hey, he was like my big time high school crush, you know. And and so they're like, oh, we'll have you meet him. And he came around the corner and you know, like they introduced us. And I said, I'm Lindsey, and I was holding my violin. And he's like, your last name's not Sterling, is it? And I just melted inside.

He knew you. He he's a fan of you.

He knew who I was, and he's like, I'm a fan of yours. I have you on my playlist, you know. I I listen to you all the time. And so pretty big moment for me.

Was he dreamy?

Ah, he was dreamy. Actually, he's got a lot of. I was like, I saw facial hair. I was like, shave off your facial hair. You have a beautiful next face under there. Don't hide it. Don't hide it. Yeah.

Thank you for chatting with us. Congratulations on all your success.

Thank you.

We'll be catching you on tour for sure. Awesome. And Chad, shave. Yeah, for Lindsey, please.